Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-10

S=hlNHf4 4ELD III. November 3Lh.-GOV-
ernor Oglesby received the Chicago delega-
ton in behalf of the Anarchists at about 10
o'clock. There were about 100 friends of
the condemned men present in the room
when Captain Black, their leader, began
reading the general petition, which had
been signed by the men themselves.
Captain Black took twenty minutes to
read the petition, and when he closed he
said: "This has been signed By Michael
Schwab, Samuel Fielden and August Spies.
The reason that the accused Parsons, Fis-
cher, Engel and Lingg did not sign the pa
pers was because they claimed that they
had forwarded to your Excellency their
autograph letters and did not think it
necessary to sign this"
NATURE OF THE PETITION.
The petition recites the history of the al
legged offense for which the petitioners had
been condemned. Ii affirmed that none of
them either threw the fatal bomb or ad-
vised the throwing; that they had no
knowledge of the fact that it was to be
thrown; and that they always encouraged
peace. Considerable space was devoted to
an attempt to show that they had not had q
fair trial, and, indeed, that such trial was
impossible in Chicago, in view of influence
and the state of public sentiment at the
time it took place.
Captain Black presented an affidavit for
Otis S. Favor, business man of Chicago.
tending to show that the jury which tried
the Anarchists had been deliberately packed
against them by the Bailiff.
CAPTAIN BLACKS AND OTHER ADDRESSES.
After reading the petition and affidavit,
Captain Black addressed the Governor. He
explained that every effort had been made
to comply with the requirements of law
governing an application for the interposi-
ton of Executive clemency, and stated that
Judge Gary and States Attorney Grinnell
had joined in the recommendation for
clemency for Fielden and Schwab. Hay-
ing disposed of the mere formal part of the
application, he made an eloquent and
touching appeal for mercy, that brought
tears TO the eyes of many of the auditors
General Trumbull followed Captain
Black, and simply asked for mercy, in
plain unpretentious terms.
Mrs. Cora l.. Richard, representative of
the Amnesty Association was the next
speaker. She had evidently carefully pre-
pared for the occasion, and spoke without
hesitation, and well. She argued public
policy and justice, opposed capital punish
ment generally, and pleaded earnestly and
eloquently for the wives, mothers and
children of the condemned
Hon. E. NJ. Haine, of Waukegan, fol-
lowed. He asked for Communication of the
sentence on the grounds of justice and
public policy. His address was character
istic and amused rather than convinced.
He explained that he appeared on his own
motion.
Senator Streeter, of the Legislative Com
mittee, was the next speaker. He was
brief, and an adjournment until P. NJ. fol-
lowed his address.
OTHER PETITIONS.
At the afternoon session, Messrs Salter
and Lloyd introduced the supplemental
plea of Schwab and Judge Garv's letter to
the Governor, as follows:
OFFICE SUPREME COURT, Cook County
have been presented to-day with what is
called supplement to the petition of Michael
Schwab As / have said on the application of
Samuel Fielden, it is only necessary as to the
case itself to refer to the decision of the Su-
preme Court with regard to the special case of
Michael Schwab. I concur in what Grinnell
has attached to the copy of the petition Of SAM
uel Fielden. Respectfully, JOSEPH f. GARY.
A LETTER FROM sCHwAB.
To His ErceHe1icy Richard J. Oglesby, Gorernor
Of Illinois: AS supplemental to the petition
heretofore signed by me, desire to say that
realize that many usterances OF mine in connec-
tion with the labor agitation of the past-ex-
preSsions made under intense excitement and
Often without any deliberation-were injudi-
cious. These l regret, believing they must have
had a tendency TO incite to unnecessary vic.
lence oftentime. protest again that had no
thought or purpose of violence in connection
with the Haymarket meeting, which did not
even attend, and that have always deplored
the results of that meeting.
MICHAEL SCHwAB
FURTHER RAIDS ON THE GOVERNOR.
The friends of the Anarchists held
meeting this afternoon, and selected the per-
sons to address the Governor during the
afternoon. They met the Governor at his
office at 2:15. Bailey and Campbell of the
Trades Assembly, spoke, and were followed
by William Orville and Oliver, of Chicago,
Mr.. Shellburg, of Detroit, Representative
c. G. Dixon, of Chicago, and Burps, of the
Central Labor Union of New York. They
were followed by ]. E. Quinn, Master
Workman, and Frank Farrell. representing
Division 40 of the New York Trades AS
sembly, and George Schiller, who presented
a petition from the Iron Molders' Union of
Chicago, to which two of the deceased ex-
policemen belonged, asking for clemency.
He closed the address by short speech.
RELATIVES ONLY.
The Governor is now receiving the rela-
tives of the condemned Anarchists. The
or 10 ont ayc cvclJ1Hal